1952 Chicago Bears season
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The 1952 season was the Chicago Bears' 33rd in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 7–5 record from 1951 and finished at 5–7 under head coach and owner George Halas, fifth in the NFL's National Conference. In 1952, the club continued its downward trend from the class of the league.[1]
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 28 | at Green Bay Packers | W 24–14 | 1–0 | City Stadium | 24,656 |
2 | October 5 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 10–21 | 1–1 | Comiskey Park | 34,697 |
3 | October 12 | Dallas Texans | W 38–20 | 2–1 | Wrigley Field | 35,429 |
4 | October 19 | San Francisco 49ers | L 16–40 | 2–2 | Wrigley Field | 46,338 |
5 | October 26 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 7–31 | 2–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 43,574 |
6 | November 2 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 20–17 | 3–3 | Kezar Stadium | 58,255 |
7 | November 9 | Green Bay Packers | L 28–41 | 3–4 | Wrigley Field | 41,751 |
8 | November 16 | Los Angeles Rams | L 24–40 | 3–5 | Wrigley Field | 40,737 |
9 | November 23 | Detroit Lions | W 24–23 | 4–5 | Wrigley Field | 37,508 |
10 | November 27 | at Dallas Texans | L 23–27 | 4–6 | Rubber Bowl | 3,000 |
11 | December 7 | at Detroit Lions | L 21–45 | 4–7 | Briggs Stadium | 50,410 |
12 | December 14 | Chicago Cardinals | W 10–7 | 5–7 | Wrigley Field | 32,578 |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.[2]
Game summaries
Week 1
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Standings
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| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Detroit Lions | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 7–3 | 344 | 192 | W3 | |
Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 349 | 234 | W8 | |
San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–3 | 285 | 221 | W1 | |
Green Bay Packers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 3–6 | 295 | 312 | L3 | |
Chicago Bears | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 4–6 | 245 | 326 | W1 | |
Dallas Texans | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 1–9 | 182 | 427 | L2 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ^ "Chicago Bears 1952 Games and Schedule | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Texans upset Bears for first win, 27-23". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. November 28, 1952.
- ^ "Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.. Retrieved 2015-Aug-03.
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